It’s our pleasure to bring you a complete blip.tv video plus highlights from yesterday’s 2010 Northampton Trans Pride March and Rally. Activists gathered on the steps of City Hall on a beautiful day from midday to 3pm. See below for the program. These videos were recorded by Adam Cohen.
Monica Roberts was the day’s Grand Marshall. Her blog, TransGriot, was honored as the best LGBT blog in the 2010 Black Weblog Awards. She came up from Houston to give the keynote speech, excerpted here:
Here are shorter selected highlights from our YouTube channel, rendered in HD (looks good full-screen):
See also:
Reiter’s Block: “Northampton Trans Pride 2010: Photos and Videos”
New England Trans United on MySpace
Website of New England Trans United
Website of Miss Trans New England
Website of Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
EDGE Boston: “In the presence of royalty” (9/10/10)
Towering bouffants, sparkling tiaras, and vibrantly colored evening gowns shimmered in the ornately appointed Academy of Music theatre in Northampton, Mass., on Saturday, Sept. 4. Nearly 500 audience members — representative of any and all queer ilk — chatted and laughed until quarter of seven when the second annual 2010 Miss Transgender New England pageant began…
Lorelei Erisis Crowned Miss Trans Northampton 2009: Videos
Video: “Northampton Celebrates the Prop 8 Decision” (8/6/10)
Reiter’s Block: “Hundreds Attend ‘Join the Impact’ Gay Marriage Rally in Northampton” (11/16/08)